Twenty-nine years ago today, on September 14, 1996 (August 2, 1996 in the lunar calendar), Bosnia and Herzegovina held its first post-war elections. September 14, 1996 According to the date stipulated in the Dayton Agreement, the three ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Muslims, Serbs and Croats, held their first post-war elections as scheduled today. After the elections, legitimate authorities at the central and entity levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be established for the first time. This election is an important step in the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it is also the starting point of a multi-ethnic and unified new Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the election rules, all adult citizens registered at the time of the 1991 census of Bosnia and Herzegovina have the right to participate in today's election. The total number of voters is about 2.90 million. They will elect the Central Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Central Parliament. Voters in the Federation of Moscow and the Republic of Serbia will also elect their respective entities' parliaments and presidents (vice presidents). According to the latest information provided by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which is responsible for the election, a total of 49 political parties and party coalitions were allowed to participate in the election. Despite the still-ravaged post-war homeland, voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina actively participated in the election, and many people waited in front of the polling stations early. At 7 am, 4,600 polling stations spread across Bosnia and Herzegovina started work on time. Interviews with more than 10 polling stations in Sarajevo and Pale showed that the atmosphere at the polling stations was peaceful and orderly, and the election work was going well. Voters have high hopes for the election, seeing it as a new opportunity to establish lasting peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This morning, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which is responsible for the election work, dispatched more than 300 limousines to escort refugees across the border between the two entities and return to their original places of residence to vote. The multinational peace implementation force has strengthened its vigilance in sensitive areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A spokesperson for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe announced in Sarajevo this morning that the election in Bosnia and Herzegovina went smoothly without serious accidents. The preliminary results of the election will be announced one after another after the 17th, and the final results are expected to be announced on the 25th.